In re Adoption of R.M.T.

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 1691

Syllabus

Trial court did not err in denying appellant's motion for the appointment of counsel and motion to have a transcript prepared at the state's expense as an indigent parent in an adoption proceeding is not automatically entitled to appointed counsel and it is well-settled law that civil litigants are not entitled to transcripts at the state's expense on appeal. Trial court erred in holding a best-interest hearing and granting a final decree of adoption where the court failed to give at least 20-days' notice of the hearing to appellant, as required by R.C. 3107.11(A).